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From low sunlight, plunging temperatures and massive snow fall, Alaska's winter are an extreme mix of beauty and danger. Post a photo of you how you live through it.
Heavy snow pounded Valdez and Cordova on January 6, 2012, after the town received 19.2 inches Thursday from the Prince William Sound blizzard, making for a season total of more than 20 feet. Meanwhile, Nome is having its worst cold spell since 1989.
Alaska is in deep freeze and it's not only the trees that are covered in frost. Send us the photos of you braving the cold.
Best of 2011: Reader-submitted
The following are 100 of our favorite reader-submitted photos, out of the more than 4,000 posted to adn.com in 2011. Thanks to all the photographers who contributed.
Submit your photos from community projects and social occasions around town in February, 2012.
More than 1,200 people jumped into the cold Goose Lake water Saturday for a fundraiser that brought in more than $300,000 to help Special Olympics Alaska.
Did you take your little one to Santa this year? Did you go yourself? Post a picture and check out other's trips to Saint Nick.
Plot your holiday lights neighborhood tour in Southcentral with our interactive map, and post photos of your favorite displays.
We have plenty of raw material to work with during the winter; now's the time to show off our creativity. Post your pics and see others inspiration.
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Cross-country or alpine, boarding or sledding - how do you make the most of the trails and slopes in the snow? Post your photos and see others.
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2011 Howwwwl-oween dog costume contest
Post a picture of your pooch in costume before the Oct. 28 deadline, then check back to view the submissions in our 5th Annual Howwwwl-oween Costume Contest.
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Aurora Borealis: September, 2011
September has been a great month for aurora, with two brilliant displays seen all over Southcentral.
Post your photo to celebrate your love of Alaska's most-popular professional sports team, the Alaska Aces.
Free candy, cool costumes and scary stories makes Halloween one of the best holidays for kids. Post a photo and show off their costumes.
Calling all artisans! Post photos of the crafts you'll be selling at various bazaars. And for shoppers, get a sneak preview of what will be available for sale.
Denali National Park road lottery
During the second Friday-Monday weekend in September following Labor Day, the annual Denali National Park Road Lottery winners stream to the secluded preserve for one-day access to the main road leading into the park. This year 1600 winners were selected from a pool of 11,204 applicants. Post your pics and see how other winners enjoyed their time.
Reader photos: 2011 Fall colors
Before our descent into a cold dark winter - following the end of a glorious summer - the gold and red colors of autumn leaves decorate the Alaska landscape for a brief, brilliant, time. Share your photos and see how others captured the moment.
Reader photos: 2011 Alaska State Fair
Did you go to the state fair? Post your photos and see how others had fun.
Share your adventures in our reader-submitted vacation gallery.
Send in a photo of you with your favorite firearm. Please observe routine safe gun-handling practices.
Share photos of what you love most about your cabin; bonus for any outhouses that make it into your submissions.
Celebrate your father on Father's Day (or the other 364 days of the year for that matter) by showing off photos of "Dad and Me."
If you've got a cool shot of an animal roaming the wilderness, or streets, of Alaska...that's not a bear or moose (see other galleries), this is the place.
Location: Midtown Anchorage, 02/07/2012 my daughter was kind enough to lend this moose a hand to reach the lower limbs all the other moose had p ...
Location: Service High XC Ski Team Practice, 02/11/12 Today was the first day we had above 20 degrees since the beginning of November! We decide ...
Crafts on sale at 2011 holiday bazaars
Location: ALFRED, 12/10/11 This and more hand blown glass will be on display at Artique Ltd First Friday or visit http://www.keepersglass.com
Location: Ben Boeke Arena, 1-20-12 The West High School goaltender is lifted off of his skates by a Bartlett High forward in the second period o ...
Location: Valdez, Alaska, 01/18/12 A team of snowshovelers finish the gymnasium roof of Gilson Junior HIgh in Valdez, AK.
Location: Fort Wainwright, 12/15/11 The ice rings I made to hang from our tree and our pumpkin head snowman!
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